George SIMS b. 4 Jan 1853 Morley Park Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 23 Dec 1925 Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1853 - 1925 (72 years)

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Name George SIMS

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 4 Jan 1853 Morley Park Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Morley Park Farm
Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

Christening 15 May 1853 St. Peter's Church, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

St. Peter's Church
Belper, Derbyshire

Baptism Record (1853 May-Aug)
St. Peter's Church, Belper

Gender Male

Census 1861 Morley Park, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
9	151	John	Sims	Head	1814	Heage	47	Male	MarriedMarri	Farmer
10	151	Mary	Sims	Wife	1817	Heage	44	Female	Married
11	151	John	Sims	Son	1839	Heage	22	Male	Single	Farmer
12	151	Joseph	Sims	Son	1840	Heage	21	Male	Single	Farmer
13	151	Elizabeth	Sims	Daughter	1842	Heage	19	Female	Single
14	151	Sarah	Sims	Daughter	1844	Heage	17	Female	Single
15	151	Hannah	Sims	Daughter	1847	Heage	14	Female	Single	Scholar
16	151	James	Sims	Son	1851	Heage	10	Male	Single	Scholar
17	151	George	Sims	Son	1853	Heage	8	Male		Scholar
18	151	William	Sims	Son	1855	Heage	6	Male		Scholar
19	151	Harriet	Sims	Daughter	1860	Heage	6 Months	Female

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2513 Folio: 18 Page: 29 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=2zr4_4545
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Census 1871 Morley Park, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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14	11	John	Sims	Head	1815	Heage	56	Male	Married	Farmer of 140 Acres
15	11	Mary	Sims	Wife	1819	Denby	52	Female	Married
16	11	John	Sims	Son	1839	Heage	32	Male		Employed on Farm
17	11	Sarah	Sims	Daughter	1845	Heage	26	Female		Employed on Farm
18	11	George	Sims	Son	1853	Heage	18	Male		Employed on Farm
19	11	William	Sims	Son	1855	Heage	16	Male		Employed on Farm
20	11	Harriet	Sims	Daughter	1861	Heage	10	Female		Employed on Farm

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3588 Folio: 22 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qc4y_4546
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Census 1881 Cook Hill, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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20	17	Joseph	Sims	Head	1840	Heage	41	Male	Single	Farmer of 126 Acres
21	17	Hannah	Sims	Sister	1847	Heage	34	Female	Single	House Keeper
22	17	George	Sims	Brother	1853	Heage	28	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
23	17	Abel	Wolstenholme	Servant	1865	Heage	16	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3415 Folio: 61 Page: 4 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=sh5j_4676
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Census 1891 Over Lane, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
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24	108	Elizabeth	Sims	Head	1842	Morley Park	49	Female	Farming
25	108	George	Sims	Brother	1855	Morley Park	36	Male	Farming
26	108	John	Jones	Servant	1875	Belper	16	Male	Farm Labourer
27	108	John	Willott	Servant	1877	Belper	14	Male	Farm Labourer

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2743 Folio: 123 Page: 18 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=wh9f_4667
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Census 1901 Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
12	35	George	Sims	Head	1853	Heage	48	Male	Married	Farmer
13	35	Mary	Sims	Wife	1863	Horsley	38	Female	Married
14	35	Harriett Amy	Sims	Daughter	1892	Belper	9	Female	Single
15	35	Mary Elizabeth	Sims	Daughter	1899	Heage	2	Female
16	35	Maria	Wheatley	Servant	1880	Denby	21	Female	Single
17	35	William	Allison	Servant	1881	Heage	20	Male	Single	Waggoner on Farm
18	35	William	Hayes	Servant	1884	Beeston	17	Male	Single	Cattle Man on Farm

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3230 Folio: 71 Page: 6 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=c71w_4789
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Census 1911 Over Lane, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
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1	224	George	Sims	Head	1853	Heage	58	Male	Married				Farmer	Own Account
2	224	Mary	Sims	Wife	1863	Kilburn	48	Female	Married	20	2	2
3	224	Harriett Amy	Sims	Daughter	1892	Belper	19	Female	Single				Farmer's Daughter Dairy Work
4	224	Mary Elizabeth	Sims	Daughter	1899	Heage	12	Female					Student

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 20967 RD: 436 SD: 3 ED: 5 SN: 224 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=1d9s_4790
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Census 1921 Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

UK 1921 Census 2nd page: click to display Page Two

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	269	George	Sims	Head	1853	Heage	68	Male	Married	Farmer	Own Account
2	269	Mary	Sims	Wife	1863	Kilbourne	58	Female	Married	Home Duties
3	269	Harriett Amy	Sims	Daughter	1892	Belper	29	Female	Single	Home Duties
4	269	Mary Elizabeth	Sims	Daughter	1899	Belper	22	Female	Single	Home Duties
5	269	James Henry	Mellor	Servant	1893	Belper	28	Male	Single	Horseman	Westbank Farm
6	269	George	Stoppard	Servant	1862	Alderwasley	59	Male	Single	General Farm Work	Westbank Farm

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 16370 RD: 436 SD: 4 ED: 20 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=r1qx_4791
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Occupation Farmer

Death 23 Dec 1925 Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Probate 4 Jun 1926

Probate Register - 1926
S - Page 308

Burial Belper Cemetery, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 279762359

George Sims (1853-1925) & Mary Langton (1862-1930) & Harriett Amy Sims (1892-1974)

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

James SIMS, b. Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

d. 8 Feb 1723, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(3 x Great Grandfather)

Mary CALVER, b. 1717, Shottle, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

d. 1774, Hazelwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(Age 57 years) (3 x Great Grandmother)

Person ID I1635 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 16 Feb 2025

Father	John SIMS, b. 1815, Morley Park, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 24 Jan 1898, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 83 years)
Mother	Mary MORLEY, b. 1819, Openwoodgate, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Apr 1904, Over Lane, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 85 years)
Marriage	4 Jul 1837	St. Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1837 Jul 2-7) St. Alkmund's Church, Duffield
		St. Alkmund's Church Duffield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
Family ID	F843	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family

Mary LANGTON, b. 27 Dec 1862, Kilburn, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Formerly called Kilbourne

d. 12 Dec 1930, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(Age 67 years)

Marriage 8 Apr 1891 St. Clement's Church, Horsley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1891 Jan-May)
St. Clement's Church, Horsley

St. Clement's Church
Horsley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

Marriage Banns (1891 Jan-Jun)
St. Clement's Church, Horsley

Children

	1. Harriett Amy SIMS, b. 1 Feb 1892, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Oct 1974, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 82 years)
	2. Mary Elizabeth SIMS, b. 9 Sep 1898, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 2 Apr 1973, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 74 years)

Family ID F6869 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Feb 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Jan 1853 - Morley Park Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 15 May 1853 - St. Peter's Church, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Morley Park, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Morley Park, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Cook Hill, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Over Lane, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 8 Apr 1891 - St. Clement's Church, Horsley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - Over Lane, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1921 - Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 23 Dec 1925 - Westbank Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - - Belper Cemetery, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

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